25 'Ghosts' found on Flickr

25 'Ghosts' found on Flickr

Opinions run the gamut when it comes to ghosts. Are they real? Do they communicate? Can you take a picture of one?

This slideshow runs through 25 "ghost" photos from Flickr. Some are admittedly fake, others are clever, but a few claim to be the real deal. Keep clicking to see what's been going bump in the night on Flickr.

1. The photographer of this creepy image asks, "Can you explain the 'ghost' in the shadow?"

2. Here's a ghost so real you can actually reach out and touch it. It's the "Ghost Rider at the Goldwell Open Air Museum in Rhyolite, Nevada."

3. The photographer writes, "We spent the day in Hocking Hills. Stopping by to show Stella the Moonville Tunnel. We took some pics and look what showed up in mine.. HMMM could it be the Moonville Ghost????? What was interesting was this was the only shot out of several pictures in the same spot. The shot before this one was only 4 seconds before this one, the next shot I was chatting with a hiker and it was about 20 seconds later."

4. Here's a bona fide fake. The photographer says, "There is no ghost here, just cigarette smoke (not mine, I don't smoke). I like this photo because if you look you can sure find some crazy stuff in this. Someone once saw a chicken, I see the profile of a guy with an old British Officers hat on. Again, I made this to make a point. Don't believe every ghost photo you see, or any for that matter!"

5. This one is another trick. "Ghost lights at church. Made with bulb exposition without tripod and a MagLite," the photographer writes.

6. The photographer makes a simple claim with this one - "There are ghosts at the Whaley House."

7. The ghost of cholesterol past?

8. This is what a talented photographer can find at a haunted graveyard. "This was fun! Set the camera on a long exposure whilst Andy and I ran around setting off the flash. If you look closely in the centre of the picture you can see Andy's outline where I set off the flash behind him. It was a fun night despite the damage to our equipment, but I guess that's what happens when you go photographing late at night in a haunted graveyard!" the photographer writes.

9. The photographer writes, "The ghost of the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose Ca is real. Check the first floor during a wedding. She seems to enjoy appearances but only if you slow down enough to see her. I can't explain it. Only a long exposure can even capture her. Yet here she is."

10. Do you see the ghost? The photographer writes, "The ghost appears in the lower right windowpane as my girlfriend looks through at it. You can see the lower part of her face and it appears to be a woman smiling. I took the picturing unaware of the ghost moments before my girlfriend, Claudia, screamed. Apparently it was in fact a young lady, but Claudia said that the woman appeared to decompose in a matter of seconds after the photo was taken, which, of course frightened her. Unfortunatley I didn't see any of this with my own eyes but I bet it was pretty cool."

11. Here's another one that may be difficult to spot. "Have you seen the ghost? Taken in the Sedan castle," writes the photographer. If you can't find this one, we'll highlight it in the next image.

See it now?

12. There are quite a few pictures of "spirit photography" on Flickr.

13. Spirit Photography was very common in the late 1800s and into the early 1900s. Proponents claimed to capture the images of spirits in the form of ectoplasm.

14. Many spirit photographers were exposed as frauds when their equipment and methods were examined. Most of these photographs are double exposures that may also be doctored in post-production.

15. The practice began to fall out of popular fashion in the 1930s.

16. Here's a very spooky room with an obvious orb. The photographer writes, "I went 'out of bounds (no visitors beyond this point)' to take a shot of this room. I don't believe in ghosts, but i took two shots and it's on both! I think it's a stubborn air particle ,or maybe i should say hope? Bodmin Jail the spookiest place I've ever visited. It's in Cornwall England a great day out."

17. This photographer writes, "Mike I took this shot in the back of the church sanctuary hallway where I had just removed an old ramp in order to build a new one. I had taken a photo before this one so I know the camera lens was clear. Several orbs can be seen. The larger, colored orb seems to be glowing and is surrounded by a halo. Apparently I had company when I thought I was alone. I didn't check these photos until a little while after I got home."

18. This one is practically an invasion of orbs. The photographer writes simply, "Orbs - manifestations form the spirit world."

19. No matter what you think about ghosts, this hallway is pretty creepy or at the very least a bit gross. The photographer writes, "Orbs at the end of the hall. Keep in mind it was completely dark inside and out. The only light was from the camera flash."

20. The photographer titled this one "Holy orbs." She also says, ""A photo taken when the lights went out (blackouts are frequent in the Philippines) during an evening worship service. These are not dust specs nor raindrops on the lens. More photos of similar orbs were subsequently found on shots taken during the same evening from two different cameras."

21. The photographer did not provide any information for this one.

22. This was the only "brothel" orb spotted on Flickr. The photographer writes, "Photo taken right after the brothel ghost face. I caught this green orb."

23. "This was taken while I was walking around an old cemetery and church," the photographer writes.

Regardless of what you think about ghosts - this is definitely a spooky shot. "I thought I was alone :-) Definitely gave me goose bumps:-)" writes the photographer.

25. Do you see the face? Here's what the photographer wrote, "Ghost face? Face appearing on our couch."

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